Ask Archer Anything*

[Silva]

Feeling really bored, these questions are the result, so sorry in advance. There are three categories: history, miscellaneous, and measurement. Enjoy. Or don’t enjoy. Either or.

History:

What is Plymouth rock/ what is it advertised as?

What is it really?

Spoiler

Yes, this is American history. No, it is not a random rock. Or is it?

Miscellaneous:

What is 3?

What is 71?

What is 42?

What is 113?

What is 87?

What is 7?

What is -5,639,725

What would you do if given a flamethrower, some balloons, and a bag potatoes?

To be, or not to be?

Measurement:

How many feet are in a yard?

How many feet are in a mile?

How many feet are in a foot?

Whose foot is the Customary System’s foot based off of? (It would be sad if you had forgotten this already)

[Archer he/him]

1. I should think that a famous historical location like Plymouth wouldn't need to advertise. They probably have reenactments that they tell people about on their Facebook page, but they're well ingrained in pop-culture, so they shouldn't need to. 

2. Plymouth rock is the place the Mayflower landed in 1620. There were pilgrims aboard, possibly English ones. They disembarked at some point and founded America (not the official one, but the settlements that somehow ended up as a country). It soon became apparent that they had too many shoes and too little experienced farmers, so they nearly starved. But then some indigenous people gave them some food, and they celebrated by starting a holiday known as Thanksgiving. Everyone else in the world laughed and said, 'November? That's a silly time for a holiday. We'll celebrate in October thank you very much.' 

3. Three is what that guy from Divergent becomes when he gets over one of his fears. 

4. 71 got picked on as a kid because he's, well, odd. 

5. *randomly draws Scrabble tiles from a bag* It's seven multiplied by eight.

6. A prime number.

7. Not a prime number. (Ha! Loser.)

8. Better than 87 (who still isn't prime). 

9. Someone's phone number, if you put an area code on it. 

10. If I had a flamethrower, some balloons, and a bag potatoes, I would fill the balloons with hydrogen, position the potatoes over them, likely on one of those turny spike things they use to cook small animals, then stencil the Boring Company logo on the side of the flamethrower, sell it online for more than it's worth, and buy myself some properly baked potatoes because baking them via explosion is a terrible idea. 

11. If I were Hamlet's doctor, I'd diagnosis him as being truly insane based on those words. Say what you want about hawks and handsaws, but people who talk to themselves are clearly mad. 

12. Three, I think. 

13. Do you mean an English, Irish, Scottish, International, or American mile? I'll assume you mean an American mile. The logical amount would be 1000 feet, or maybe 1200 since it's based on a different number. But let's calculate this.

I know based on car's speedometers that there's about 50 miles in 80 kilometers. 

5 miles : 8 km

Therefore 6.25 miles : 10 km

.625 miles/km

1.1 m = 1 yard (based on rulers). There's 3 feet per yard. 

1.1 m : 3 feet

1.1 km = 3000 feet

1 km = 2700 ish feet

# feet/mile = (2700)/.625 = 4320 [I had to use a calculator for that one]

Therefore, there are 4320 feet in a mile.

14. That's got to be a trick question. I'm fairly confident it's just one. 

15. KING HENRY! 

Edited February 2, 2019 by Archer

[Silva]

12.5 out of 15 right, not bad. (2 and 13 were wrong, 14 earned half credit since it was intended as a trick question)

Unless 2 also recieves half credit for trying even if it isn’t all accurate... and same with 13...bring it to 13.5/15

 

Edited November 14, 2018 by Silva

[Blessed peace he/him]

The answer for 14 is:

I'll do it by international foot and mile.

A mile is 1609 meters.

A foot is 0.3048 meters.

So the answer is: 5,280  feet in a mile.

[AonEne he/him]

Do you prefer the texture of walking on tiled flooring, or the sidewalk? 

The above question, but snow, ice, or slush? 

If you and Tion fought to the death, who would win? 

[Archer he/him]

On 2/5/2020 at 6:26 PM, AonEne said:

Do you prefer the texture of walking on tiled flooring, or the sidewalk? 

The above question, but snow, ice, or slush? 

If you and Tion fought to the death, who would win? 

As part of my ongoing efforts to prove that, in the modern-day, Poseidon would be more powerful than Zeus, I wear shoes with rubber soles. Science has shown that the coefficient of friction for rubber on sidewalks is higher than that of rubber on tile. Therefore, sidewalks are marginally safer, if every other variable is completely ignored. So I prefer to line my floors with rough concrete than that ever-so-dangerous menace (yuck) tile. However, I did learn how to grout in Grade Nine tech class, so I could probably tile a room better than I could lay a concrete foundation. Just don't expect either of them to come out very level. 

I like packing snow. If it compresses right under your feet, and holds together enough, it doesn't collapse into the hole your foot makes, so your socks don't get wet. Plus, it doesn't try to hide, unlike some substances.  >.>       (looking at you, black ice)

You get an upvote because that is an excellent question. It's an interesting premise, because, as you've worded the conditions, part of Tion would want me to win. However, it would be suppressed by his Rule: that he cannot kill. It's designed to apply first and foremost to himself, to prevent suicide, or allowing people to beat him. The secondary application is to others, so he can't kill me either. 

The loophole is that while he can't intentionally walk into deadly danger, if he is ambushed/surprised and can rationalize it, he doesn't have to back down from a fight or retreat immediately. So let's assume I get the drop on Tion Prime/Light Tion. He'll try to incapacitate me, while I need to checkmate him like they did that pre-cog in the Reckoners books. Otherwise he'll be forced to dodge every attack, and likely could, given his physical fitness and experience. But if I'm quick enough, as Tion Prime is currently (practically speaking) instinctless, I might be able to kill him in hand to hand combat before he realizes he's in genuinely mortal danger. Once he does that, he'd likely manage to recall Dark Tion, who would have no qualms about killing me by overloading my senses. So in this weird situation, based on his current state, I'd say that I'd win if he was unprepared and I struck fast and hard, but in a prolonged fight, I'd be dead. 

[AonEne he/him]

What’s your favorite type of candy? 

[Archer he/him]

Jellybeans. The music is silent. 

[AonEne he/him]

What music? 

[FriarFritz]

1. Given the limitless possibilities of the omnichronological universe, as posited by faux quantum theory (and maybe real quantum theory also?), is the egg?

2. What is your favourite movie? (I realize this question has been asked twice before, but the answer was different, so it's probably worth asking again)

3. Wherefore?

π. Is this a question?

4. Have you ever seen a gnu? If not, how do you know they're real?

5. Coke or Pepsi? (Hint: this is a trick question)

6. ANSWER URGENTLY REQUIRED: Can I safely perform a root canal with a steam drill, and how?

7. What is Rule One?

Edited July 19, 2020 by FriarFritz

[Archer he/him]

11 hours ago, AonEne said:

What music? 

Exactly!

8 hours ago, FriarFritz said:

1. Given the limitless possibilities of the omnichronological universe, as posited by faux quantum theory (and maybe real quantum theory also?), is the egg?

2. What is your favourite movie? (I realize this question has been asked twice before, but the answer was different, so it's probably worth asking again)

3. Wherefore?

π. Is this a question?

4. Have you ever seen a gnu? If not, how do you know they're real?

5. Coke or Pepsi? (Hint: this is a trick question)

6. ANSWER URGENTLY REQUIRED: Can I safely perform a root canal with a steam drill, and how?

7. What is Rule One?

1. You can only prove the current state of existence, which contains egg, so I'd say yes, as far as is known. 

2. Spirited Away is quite good, although the boy's previous relationship with the girl needed to be foreshadowed more, ideally as the opening sequence. 

3. Art tho, Romero

3.14. This may be an answer. 

4. I haven't, but I choose to believe in them, so they're real to me. They're a useful punchline. *insert joke about gnuspaper here*

5. Actually, I'm neither. I'm a hooman bean

6. I don't see why not. Simply solder a Piezo to the mono socket. It takes small vibrations and converts them into AC current. Place a bit of cellotape on top of it to help strengthen it. Then use the heavy machinery to complete the dental procedure, via steam and magic. Previously posted disclaimer applies, but if you manage to make it work, I'd love to see pics. 

7. A poor anagram of emu lore. Also, you're rarely as smart as you think you are, but most people won't notice that. If you aren't an expert on a subject, unless you're talking to someone who is, chances are you can get away with some errors and still seem like a valuable contributor.